Six Apprentice School student-athletes were recognized on Thursday by the Virginia Sports Information Directors Association by being named to the Academic All-State team. Over 220 student-athletes from 38 schools across Virginia were recognized.
The 2013-14 Apprentice School wrestling season officially came to a conclusion on Monday night with the annual Awards Banquet held at Teppanyaki Grill in Hampton.
Apprentice School junior heavyweight Ian Jones was named on Wednesday to the first team All-State Wrestling squad by the Virginia Sports Information Directors Association. Jones earned the honor for the third consecutive year.
Junior Ian Jones went 2-1 on Saturday to finish in fourth place earning his third straight National Collegiate Wrestling Association All-American honor as the Builders finished eighth in the 29-team Division I event.
The Apprentice School finished day two of the 2014 National Collegiate Wrestling Association Division I National Championships sitting in eighth place and will finish with one NCWA All-American.
Sophomore Josh Rodriguez and junior Ian Jones both went 2-0 to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2014 NCWA Division I National Championships on Thursday at the Allen Event Center.
The Apprentice School started its post-season wrestling run on Saturday at the National Collegiate Wrestling Association Mid-Atlantic Conference Championships hosted in Johnson City, Tennessee and came in third out of 16 teams.
Homestanding Ferrum College won six of the first seven bouts, all with bonus point victories, as the Panthers defeated the Apprentice School 32-21 on Friday night.
The Apprentice School wrestling team pulled off a three-peat on Sunday afternoon as the Builders captured their third straight U.S. Collegiate Athletic Association National Invitational Championship held at Rec Hall on the campus of Penn State University.
Apprentice School sophomore Jacob Michael was named on Tuesday as the U.S. Collegiate Wrestling Association Wrestler Of The Week for the week ending January 26.
Apprentice School Head Coach Bruce Shumaker and junior heavyweight Ian Jones joined the 100-career wins club on Friday afternoon as the Builders won three duals at the NCWA Collegiate Cup Dual Championships in Dalton, Georgia.
Coming off a strong performance at the Builder Invitational last week where he was named the Outstanding Wrestler, Josh Rodriguez was named the USCAA Wrestler of the Week on Tuesday.
The Apprentice School hosted its 34th annual Builder Invitational tournament on Saturday at Woodside High School in Newport News and took second place in the 14-team event.
The Apprentice School fell victim to a quick start by the Ferrum Panthers as they lost 32-10 on Saturday afternoon in the consolation semifinals of the Virginia Duals.
The Apprentice School opened competition on Friday morning at the 34th annual Virginia Duals and split a pair of matches against NCAA Division II schools from South Carolina
The Apprentice School wrestling team opened their 2014 portion of the schedule on Saturday competing in the fourth annual Waynesburg Invitational where they finished seventh out of 12 teams.
The Apprentice School wrestling team closed out the first half of their season on Saturday as they split two matches in the Retriever Duals hosted by the University of Maryland Baltimore County.
The Apprentice School made its annual trip to York College (PA) for the New Standard Corporation Invitational and walked into a loaded tournament field. Three of the top 12 NCAA Division III teams participated in the event and 13 nationally-ranked wrestlers were spread throughout the 10 weight classes.
Two Apprentice School wrestlers finished in the top four on Saturday as the Builders competed in the Shorter Open hosted by Shorter College in Rome, Ga.
The Apprentice School earned a pair of U.S. Collegiate Athletic Association Player of the Week awards as they were announced on Tuesday afternoon. Sophomore forward Jay Melendez earned the Men's Division I honor, while junior Kenny Lowry took the wrestling award.
The Apprentice School wrestling team made their first appearance at West Chester University in Pennsylvania on Saturday night and came away with a pair of convincing dual match wins.
The Apprentice School wrestling team scored an impressive weekend haul in Pennsylvania as they went 6-0 on Saturday to win the Electric City Duals hosted by the University of Scranton.